Abstract
A case of gingival squamous cell carcinoma producing G-CSF is reported.A 78-year-old man presented with a granulated mass in the right upper gingiva. Pathological examination of a biopsy specimen revealed a welldifferentiated squamous cell carcinoma. Laboratory ndings on admission showed marked leukocytosis (12.3×103/μl).We had planned a partial resection of the maxilla under general anesthesia. However, the operation was canceled on the originally scheduled day, because of fever and leukocytosis (13.6×103/μl).After 10 days, tumor resection was performed under general anesthesia, despite fever and leukocytosis (18.3×103/μl). Postoperatively, the patient's white blood cell count soon decreased, and the fever disappeared.Immunohistochemically staining with monoclonal anti-G-CSF antibody was positive. The serum G-CSF concentration reached an abnormally high level preoperatively, which soon decreased to the normal range postoperatively.We diagnosed the disease as gingival squamous cell carcinoma producing G-CSF.
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